short courses
2-52 weeks, in English and sometimes French
master’s degree programmes
9-24 months, in English
PhD studies
partly in the Netherlands, partly in the country of origin
TMT (Tailor-Made Training) programmes
designed to meet specific needs of a requesting organisation in an NFP country

In addition, there are seperate funds for alumni activities.
Priority areas

The NFP is financed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the budget for development cooperation. The individual Dutch embassy in each NFP country has its own focus area to support the development goals of the Netherlands in that country. The scholarships are further prioritised as follows:

35% of the budget is for study programmes in food security and private sector development.
50% of the budget is for applications from Sub Saharan Africa.
50% of fellowships has to be awarded to female applicants.
NFP Countries